
Virginia M.

School teachers did not think I would go beyond high school, but I did, and it began with Old Dominion Job Corps.
Virginia M.
Old Dominion Job Corps Center
1979
Job Corps
Graduate

Virginia M.
Old Dominion Job Corps Center
1979
Job Corps
Graduate
School teachers did not think I would go beyond high school, but I did, and it began with Old Dominion Job Corps.
Our Human Resources Manager recently received the following letter from a former student and graduate at Old Dominion:
Hello,
I stepped foot in Old Dominion Job Corps in the Fall of 1978 as a residential student. I had the opportunity to witness Old Dominion changing from an all-girl institution to a coed institution. One day, the Corps offered me an opportunity to go to college with expenses paid. Accepting the offer, I chose Marshall University from the list of colleges that participated in this program. Then, I was transported to the Charleston Job Corps in Charleston, WV for a very short stay till MU was ready to receive me along with other Job Corps students from different locations. Since then, I’ve been a long time fixture at Marshall. My first class at MU was Beginning Tennis for the 1979 second summer session; I’ve been a permanent full-time employee at MU since fall of 1985; and, I graduated from MU with a Master of Science Degree in Adult and Technical Education in May 2014. My attached resume tells the rest of the story.
I’m planning to retire from Marshall University in a couple of years and return to my hometown in Amherst, Va. I would like the opportunity to serve the students of Old Dominion in a capacity which promotes encouragement in higher learning and skill building. School teachers did not think I would go beyond high school, but I did, and it began with Old Dominion Job Corps. Thank you Old Dominion Job Corps for making the path of higher learning possible for me.
Sincerely,
Virginia M.